Since the desert is also home to many predators that hunt from both the air and the ground, the horned lizard defends itself by driving its body into the sand, inflating itself and by shooting a stream of blood at attackers from its eyes. Humans and horned lizards have shared each other’s company for thousands of years. This relationship is even recorded by the ancient Hohokam people, who inhabited Phoenix from 300 B.C to A.D. If you find yourself scouring the desert for an errant tee shot, make the most of your time and pay close attention to what’s hiding under the rocks or lying in the shade of a barrel cactus. You might spot a horned lizard before you spot your ball.